University of West Alabama

Harrison Roberts enters his fifth season with the West Alabama men's soccer program as an assistant men's coach.

During his time as a coach with UWA, Roberts has been a part of three postseason appearances and has coached six All-Conference selections. 

Along with his time with UWA, he also serves as an assistant coach with the South Carolina United Bantams in the USL League Two since 2017. During the summer of 2023, the program reached the national tournament after a 10-1-1 overall record. A member of the 2021 South Division Championship, he has coached 10 current professional players. 

Roberts' playing career saw him play for the S.C. United Bantams, where he was a top-40 player in USL League Two in 2019 en route to a selection to the All-Southern Conference Team. 

A former student-athlete at West Alabama, he played in 75 career matches for the Tigers, tallying 40 points on 12 goals and 16 assists. He was a part of three All-GSC teams and was named to the GSC All-Tournament team twice. Additionally, he was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2015 tournament his freshman year. 

He was honored by the GSC in 2020 to the All-Decade Second Team for the best soccer players in the league during the 2010s. 

A member of three conference championships and two regular season titles, he was a part of the first two NCAA Championship appearances in program history and the first tournament win in 2017, defeating Tampa 5-1. 

He came to UWA after playing at the professional academies at Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Morcambe, where he was a part of the reserve team for the U-23 program. 

He holds a UEFA C and USSF C Licenses and earned an advanced goalkeeping diploma from the United Soccer Coaches. In addition, he achieved a Level 3 B-Tech Diploma in Sport & Coaching from Lancaster and Morcambe College in the United Kingdom. 

Roberts earned a Bachelor of Arts in sports management from West Alabama in 2019 and a master's degree in the same field in 2021. 

Updated 8/28/23